HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2004        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1545

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the taxation of rolling stock.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/17/2018

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/17/2018

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2017

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

1/17/2018

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/17/2018

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

1/17/2018

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/17/2018

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/17/2018

James J. Lyons, Jr.

18th Essex

1/17/2018

Brian Murray

10th Worcester

1/17/2018

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

1/17/2018

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

1/17/2018

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/17/2018

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

1/17/2018

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

1/17/2018


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2004        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1545

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1545) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the taxation of trucks, tractors, trailers and railcars that transport people or goods in interstate commerce.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2553 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to the taxation of rolling stock.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Chapter 64H of the general laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the definition of “Retail establishment”, the following new definition:-

“Rolling stock”, trucks, tractors, and trailers, used by common carriers to transport goods in interstate commerce.

SECTION 2. Section 6 of Chapter 64H of the general laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, after subsection (xx), the following new subsection:

“(yy) sales of rolling stock”

SECTION 3. Section 1 of Chapter 64I of the general laws, as so appearing, is amended by inserting in line 6, after the words “ retail sale”, the following new words:- “rolling stock”, .

SECTION 4. Section 7 of chapter 64I of the general laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, after subsection (e), the following new subsection:-

“(f) storage, use or other consumption of rolling stock”.